廣西壯族自治區(qū)桂林市西山中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高三英語測(cè)試題含解析

廣西壯族自治區(qū)桂林市西山中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高三英語測(cè)試題含解析一、選擇題1.Westudentsshouldtreasuretheshortseniorschool’sstudylifeofthreeyears.Once____

,theopportunitycan’tgetback.A.losing

B.waslost

C.lost

D.beinglost參考答案：C2.----Youplaythepianoverywell!-----Thanks.I_______forfouryearsinmyteens.A.studied

B.

havestudied

C.wasstudying

D.hadstudied參考答案：A3.Homeschooling,whichisbecomingpopularintheUS,appealstomorepeoplethan

schools.A.common

B.ordinary

C.regular

D.normal參考答案：C略4.Donotfearthem;forthereisnothingcoveredthatwillnotbe_______,andnothinghiddenthatwillnotbemadeknown．ks5uA.criticized

B.defined

C.estimated

D.revealed參考答案：D5.—Whichoneofthesedoyouwant?—____________.Eitherwilldo.A.Idon’tmind

B.I’msure

C.Noproblem

D.Goahead參考答案：A6.–--Istheregoingtobeathemefortonight’sparty? ----________.Justachancetogettogetherandhavefun. A.No,Idon’tthinkso. B.Ofcourse,thereis. C.Yes,that’sgood. D.Ican’tagreemore.參考答案：A略7.

intoChinese,theEnglishpoemwasfoundtoloseitsoriginalflavour.A．Totranslate

B．Translating

C．Translated

D．Translate參考答案：C8.Thebestmethodto______thisgoalistouniteasmanypeopleaspossible.A.undertake

B.conduct

C.perform

D.accomplish參考答案：D9.—HowdoyouthinkIshouldreceivethereporter? —___youfeelabouthim,trytobepolite． A．How

B,What

C．Whatever

D．However參考答案：D略10.—Howcanyouknowsomuchabouttheincident?—Ittookplaceonly50yardsfrom______Iwasstanding.A.which B.that C.where D.what參考答案：C【詳解】考查賓語從句。句意：--你怎么對(duì)這件事知道的這么多？---這件事就發(fā)生在離我站的地方僅僅50碼的地方。分析句子可知，whereIwasstanding作介詞from的賓語，構(gòu)成介詞+賓語從句，由前文的only50yards可推斷，此處表示“我站的地方”，where“……地方”符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。11.Thefirstedition________in1955and________abestsellereversince．

A．waspublished；hadbeen

B．hadbeenpublished；hadbeen

C．hasbeenpublished；hasbeen

D．waspublished；hasbeen參考答案：D12.Computers____intospacerocketsandsenttoexplorethemoonandMarssince1970s.A.wereput

B.put

C.haveput

D.havebeenput參考答案：D13.Icanguessyou___________yoursweaterinsideout.

A.hadworn

B.wore

C.arewearing

D.werewearing參考答案：C14.Itwasthefirsttimethatthedoctor_______makingamistakeconcerningthepatient.

A.admitted B.hadadmitted C.hasadmitted D.wouldadmit參考答案：B15.Afterclimbingforalmostfourhours,theywerealltiredout,but_____ofthemwouldstoptotakearest.A.any

B.some

C.none

D.noone參考答案：C16.—Theterribleearthquakemade15millionpeoplehomeless.— .A.That’sthecase

B.IagreewithyouC.It’sOK

D.Certainly

參考答案：A17.--DidMarycometotheparty?

--No.She________,buthercargotstuckinthesnow.

A.couldhave

B.wouldhavedone

C.couldn’thave

D.mayhavedone參考答案：A18.Allthesoldierswereplacedexactly

thelocalgovernmentwantedthemforthecontrolofthecomebackoftheflood.A、while B、when C、where D、though參考答案：C19.

shewonderedifshehadmadeamistake.A.Notuntillongafterwardsthat

B.NotlonguntilafterwardsC.Itwaslongafterwardsuntil

D.Itwasnotuntillongafterwardsthat參考答案：D二、完型填空20.Shuttingthedoorheavily,seven-year-oldVitostormedintotheroomafterschool.He___21___himselfintothesofaandcriedloudly,“Dad,Iamvery___22___.”Vito’sfatherwasquietlylisteningwhileworking.Vitosaid,“Joaquinmademelose___23___infrontofmyfriends.Ihopehe___24___afewparticularlybadluckthings.”Hisfatherwenttoacomer,___25___abagofcoalandsaidtoVito,“Son,___26___thatwhiteshirtasJoaquin,andthebagofcoalassomebadluckthings.Usecoaltohitthewhiteshirt.___27___thateverytimeyouhitoneontheshirt,Joaquinmetwithabadluckthing.Whenyoufinishhittingallthecoal,seewhatwill___28___.”Vitothoughtthegame___29___.Hepickedupcoaltothrowintotheshirt.However,theshirtwashunginthe____30____rope.Hetriedagainandagain.He____31____throwingallthecoal,butonlyafewontheshirt.FatheraskedVito,“Howdoyoufeelnow?”“It____32____me,butIamhappynow.”Fathersawhissondidnotunderstandhis____33____,soheletVitolookinalarge____34____.Whathecouldonlyseefromhisfacewaswhite____35____.Thenthefathersaid,“Yousee,thewhiteshirtdidnotbecomeparticularlydirty,butyouhavebecomea____36____person.Youwantalotofbadluckthingsonothers;the____37____isthatthemostunfortunatething____38____onourselves.There,ourbad____39____maycauseotherstosufferbadluck,butthestainslefttousisdifficultto____40____.”21.A.threw B.enjoyed C.sent D.helped22.A.cool B.anxious C.excited D.angry23.A.heart B.interest C.face D.hope24.A.runsover B.comesacross C.takesup D.makesout25.A.found B.supplied C.spotted D.placed26.A.view B.paint C.wear D.design27.A.Sense B.Imagine C.Mind D.Believe28A.appear B.settle C.happen D.form29.A.fun B.silly C.dull D.violent30.A.tight B.long C.strong D.distant31.A.risked B.regretted C.considered D.finished32.A.bothered B.puzzled C.tired D.relaxed33.A.intention B.lesson C.worry D.solution34.A.box B.mirror C.closet D.fence35.A.mouth B.eyes C.teeth D.nose36.A.stubborn B.black C.stupid D.greedy37.A.wonder B.secret C.plan D.result38.A.relies B.passes C.tries D.falls39.A.habits B.manners C.thoughts D.words40.A.accept B.remove C.repair D.perform參考答案：21.A

22.D

23.C

24.B

25.A

26.A

27.B

28.C

29.A

30.D

31.D

32.C

33.A

34.B

35.C

36.B

37.D

38.D

39.C

40.B【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。兒子和同學(xué)發(fā)生矛盾，因此希望對(duì)方倒霉。父親通過讓兒子往白襯衫上扔煤的方法讓他明白：我們的壞想法可能會(huì)使別人遭遇霉運(yùn)，但留給我們自己的污點(diǎn)卻很難除去?！?1題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：他一頭倒在沙發(fā)上，大聲喊道：“爸爸，我很生氣?！盇.threw拋，扔；B.enjoyed喜愛；C.sent送；D.helped幫助。根據(jù)上文Shuttingthedoorheavily,seven-year-oldVitostormedintotheroomafterschool.可知，Vito當(dāng)時(shí)很氣憤和委屈，所以是把自己扔進(jìn)沙發(fā)里。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他一頭倒在沙發(fā)上，大聲喊道：“爸爸，我很生氣?！盇.cool涼爽的；B.anxious焦慮的；C.excited興奮的；D.angry生氣的。根據(jù)上文Shuttingthedoorheavily,seven-year-oldVitostormedintotheroomafterschool.及下文的具體描述可知，Vito當(dāng)時(shí)很氣憤和委屈。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：Vito說：“Joaquin讓我在朋友面前丟臉。我希望他能遇到一些特別倒霉的事?！盇.heart心臟；B.interest興趣；C.face臉；D.hope希望。根據(jù)下文事情經(jīng)過的描述可知，Vito說Joaquin讓他在同學(xué)們面前丟臉，loseface“丟臉”。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。句意：Vito說：“Joaquin讓我在朋友面前丟臉。我希望他能遇到一些特別倒霉的事?！盇.runsover瀏覽；B.comesacross偶遇；C.takesup從事；D.makesout理解。因?yàn)镴oaquin讓他在同學(xué)們面前丟臉，所以7歲的Vito詛咒Joaquin遇到特別不幸的事。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：他的父親走到一個(gè)角落，找到一袋煤，對(duì)Vito說。A.found找到；B.supplied提供；C.spotted認(rèn)出；D.placed放置。此處指父親在角落里找到了一袋煤。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：兒子，把那件白襯衫看成Joaquin，把那袋煤看成倒霉的東西。A.view看待；B.paint油漆；C.wear穿著；D.design設(shè)計(jì)。根據(jù)下文___7___thateverytimeyouhitoneontheshirt,Joaquinmetwithabadluckthing.可知，父親讓Vito把白襯衫當(dāng)作是Joaquin，把煤看成是霉運(yùn)，用煤去投白襯衫。故選A。27題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：想象一下，每次你擊中一件襯衫，Joaquin就會(huì)遇到一件不好的事。A.Sense感覺到；B.Imagine想象；C.Mind介意；D.Believe相信。根據(jù)語境可知，父親讓Vito想象一下。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)你投完所有的煤，看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么。A.appear出現(xiàn)；B.settle解決；C.happen發(fā)生；D.form形成。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指把所有的煤投完以后，看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么事。故選C。【29題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：Vito認(rèn)為這個(gè)游戲很有趣。A.fun有趣的；B.silly愚蠢的；C.dull遲鈍的；D.violent猛烈的。因?yàn)閂ito只是個(gè)7歲的小孩，所以感覺這個(gè)游戲很有趣。故選A。【30題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：然而，襯衫被掛在遠(yuǎn)處的繩子上。A.tight緊的；B.long長(zhǎng)的；C.Strong強(qiáng)壯的；D.distant遙遠(yuǎn)的。根據(jù)下句Hetriedagainandagain.和butonlyafewontheshirt可知，Vito盡力去投，但只成功了幾個(gè)。由此推斷襯衫掛在遠(yuǎn)處的繩子上。故選D。【31題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：他把所有的煤都扔完了，但只有幾塊投中了襯衣。A.risked冒險(xiǎn)；B.regretted遺憾；C.considered考慮；D.finished結(jié)束。根據(jù)空后allthecoal可知，Vito投完了所有的煤。故選D。【32題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我很累，但我現(xiàn)在很快樂。A.bothered煩擾；B.puzzled困惑；C.tired使疲倦；D.relaxed放松。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，7歲的Vito投完一袋子的煤之后，應(yīng)該是感覺到很疲倦。故選C?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：父親見兒子不明白自己的意圖，便讓Vito對(duì)著一面大鏡子看。A.intention意圖；B.lesson課；C.worry擔(dān)心；D.solution解決方案。根據(jù)下文可知，兒子的回答不是父親指的方面，兒子沒明白他的意圖。故選A。【34題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：父親見兒子不明白自己的意圖，便讓Vito對(duì)著一面大鏡子看。A.box箱子；B.mirror鏡子；C.closet壁櫥；D.fence柵欄。根據(jù)下文Whathecouldonlyseefromhisface可知，父親讓兒子照鏡子看自己的形象。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他只能從自己的臉上看到潔白的牙齒。A.mouth口；B.eyes眼睛；C.teeth牙齒；D.nose鼻子。因?yàn)閂ito一直在抓煤投襯衫，所以弄得臉上都是黑，只露著白色的牙齒。故選C。【36題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：你看，白襯衫并沒有變得特別臟，但你已經(jīng)變成了一個(gè)黑人。A.stubborn頑固的；B.black黑色的；C.stupid愚蠢的；D.greedy貪婪的。根據(jù)Vito抓煤投襯衫和鏡子里只露著白牙可知，他變成了一個(gè)黑人。故選B。【37題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：你希望別人倒霉；結(jié)果是最不幸的事情落在我們自己身上。A.wonder驚奇；B.secret秘密；C.plan計(jì)劃；D.result結(jié)果。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示結(jié)果。故選D。【38題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：你希望別人倒霉；結(jié)果是最不幸的事情落在我們自己身上。A.relies依靠；B.passes通過；C.tries嘗試；D.falls降落。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指最不幸的事降落在自己頭上。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在那里，我們的壞思想可能會(huì)讓別人倒霉，但留給我們的污點(diǎn)是很難清除的。A.habits習(xí)慣；B.manners禮貌；C.thoughts想法；D.words話語。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指讓別人倒霉的想法。故選C。【40題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：在那里，我們的壞思想可能會(huì)讓別人倒霉，但留給我們的污點(diǎn)是很難清除的。A.accept接受；B.remove除去；C.repair修理；D.perform執(zhí)行。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指指除去自己身上的污點(diǎn)。故選B?！军c(diǎn)睛】完形填空題的命題特點(diǎn)及答題方法：1.側(cè)重基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)，考查學(xué)生語言知識(shí)的能力完形填空以文入手，結(jié)合文章的內(nèi)容考查學(xué)生的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)，主要是詞語搭配、固定句型、近義詞辨析、辨析句子結(jié)構(gòu)、掌握語法規(guī)則的能力，其中考查實(shí)詞居多。2.上下文對(duì)照，考查學(xué)生捕捉關(guān)鍵詞的能力做完形填空題時(shí)，單獨(dú)看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要注意句子間的關(guān)系及句子與段落的關(guān)系。所謂上下對(duì)照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關(guān)鍵詞。因此，在做題時(shí)要邊讀邊在大腦中儲(chǔ)存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。小題14考查名詞詞義辨析。A.box箱子；B.mirror鏡子；C.closet壁櫥；D.fence柵欄。根據(jù)下文Whathecouldonlyseefromhisface可知，父親讓兒子照鏡子看自己的形象。故選B。3.設(shè)置語境，考查學(xué)生的分析推理能力旨在考查學(xué)生在選項(xiàng)都符合語法及句子結(jié)構(gòu)的情況下能否利用前后語境去推斷出正確答案。如小題1考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.threw拋，扔；B.enjoyed喜愛；C.sent送；D.helped幫助。根據(jù)上文Shuttingthedoorheavily和stormedintotheroom可知，Vito當(dāng)時(shí)很氣憤和委屈，所以是把自己扔進(jìn)沙發(fā)。故選A。4.結(jié)合生活，考查學(xué)生利用常識(shí)題的能力目的考查學(xué)生的生活常識(shí)，看學(xué)生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識(shí)，能否利用常識(shí)去做恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇。如小題2考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.cool涼爽的；B.anxious焦慮的；C.excited興奮的；D.angry生氣的。根據(jù)上文Shuttingthedoorheavily和stormedintotheroom和下文的具體描述可知，Vito當(dāng)時(shí)很氣憤和委屈。故選D。21.MostteensImeetthesedayslackbasicsocialcourtesywhendealingwithpeople.Myownson,whobasicallygrewupwithhisgrandmother,theoriginal

21

guru,hasperfecttablemanners.Thisispartlybecausehewas

22

tomannersataveryyoungage.However,whenweeatathome,hewouldnot

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manners.SoIaskedhimwhy.Hesaid,”IbehavethewayIamsupposedto

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whenI’mout,butwhenIamathomeIwanttobe

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.”That’swhenIrealizedthatmostparents,myselfincluded,do

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theirchildrentheproperwaytobehaveoutsidethehome,buttheyarealso

27

tobelievethatathome,anythinggoes.My

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tohimwas“goodbehaviorhasnothingtodowithwhereyouareorwhomyouarewith”.Thenheanswered,“ButIbehave

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whenI’mwithotherssothattheythinkbetterofme.”AndthatiswhenIrealizedthatIwasdoingthingsall

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.Iexplainedtohimthatithadnothingtodowithwhatpeoplethink.This

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himevenmore.SoIwentontoexplainthatbehavior,whetherinyoureveryday

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withpeopleoratthediningtableathome,isan

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ofwhoyouare.Well,attheageof13,hegotit.Sobasically,whatIamsayingisthatteachingyourchildren

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comeswiththeunderlyinglessonthatitisnotabout

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todoornottodo,butrather,whotheyare.Thiswayitisnot

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;itcomesfromwithin.Teachyourteensorchildrenthe

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courtesyofgreetingtheirfriends’parentsand

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themselveswhentheygotosomeone’shome.Teachteenageboystoopenthedoorofacar,oranydoor

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thatmatter,foranygirl,whethertheyaretheirgirlfriendsornot.Thisincludesholdingelevatordoorsorlettingwomenstepoutoftheelevatorfirst.Just

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thatteenageboyswhopracticegoodmanners’andcourtesygrowuptobecomemenwhorespectpeopleingeneral.21．A.knowledge

B.wisdom

C.manners

D.intelligence22．A.exposed B.limited

C.cared

D.concerned23．A.learn

B.practice

C.remember

D.make24．A.live B.Obey

C.react

D.behave25．A.gentle B.polite

C.comfortable

D.kind26．A.teach

B.offer

C.guide

D.support27．A.attendedto B.broughtup

C.caredabout

D.dependedon28．A.answer B.devotion C.apology D.affection29．A.strangely

B.nervously

C.calmly

D.properly30．A.reasonable B.important

C.wrong

D.necessary31．A.confused

B.encouraged

C.moved

D.pleased32．A.competition B.argument C.struggle D.interaction33．A.impression B.expression

C.appearance

D.attitude34．A.lessons B.skills

C.manners D.examples35．A.what

B.how C.where

D.why36．A.practical

B.natural

C.gradual D.mechanical37．A.minor

B.formal

C.basic

D.casual38．A.pleasing

B.Introducing

C.enjoying D.amusing39．A.with

B.on C.For D.at40．A.consider

B.confirm C.predict

D.remember參考答案：21-25CABDC

26-30ABADC

31-35ADBCA

36-40DCBCD22．A考查形容詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。形容詞exposed暴露；limited有限；cared關(guān)心；concerned關(guān)心。beexposedto遭受，暴露于……。這部分因?yàn)樗谀暧讜r(shí)接觸到禮儀。故選A。23．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞learn學(xué)習(xí)；practice實(shí)踐，練習(xí)；remember記??；make使得。然而在家吃飯的時(shí)候，他不會(huì)像往常一樣注意禮儀。故選B。24．D考查動(dòng)詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞live?。籓bey遵守；react反應(yīng)；behave行為。根據(jù)此句IbehavethewayIamsupposedto4whenI’mout,butwhenIamathomeIwanttobe5.的提示可知用動(dòng)詞behave。當(dāng)我出去的時(shí)候，我會(huì)守我應(yīng)當(dāng)守的規(guī)矩。故選D。25．C考查形容詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。形容詞gentle溫柔的；polite禮貌的；comfortable舒服的；kind善意的。但我在家的時(shí)候，我想要更舒服些。故選C。26．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞teach教；offer提供；guide引導(dǎo)；support支持。根據(jù)下文Sobasically,whatIamsayingisthatteachingyourchildren14comeswiththeunderlyinglessonthatitisnotabout15todoornottodo,butrather,whotheyare.的提示可得出答案。就是那時(shí)候，我意識(shí)到，大多數(shù)父母，包括我自己務(wù)必教孩子在外吃飯恰當(dāng)?shù)亩Y儀。故選A。27．B考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。短語attendedto照顧；broughtup養(yǎng)育；caredabout關(guān)心；dependedon依靠。但他們也養(yǎng)成在家做什么事都隨意的習(xí)慣。故選B。28．A考查名詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞answer回答；devotion奉獻(xiàn)；apology道歉；affection喜愛。我對(duì)他的回答是，好的習(xí)慣與你在哪兒或你和誰在一起無關(guān)。故選A。29．D考查副詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。副詞strangely奇怪地；nervously緊張地；calmly平靜地；properly恰當(dāng)?shù)亍５?dāng)我和其他人在一起，我表現(xiàn)得好的話，他們更會(huì)贊揚(yáng)我。故選D。30．C考查形容詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。形容詞reasonable合情合理的；important重要的；wrong錯(cuò)誤的；necessary必要的。那就是當(dāng)我意識(shí)到我所做的都是錯(cuò)誤的。故選C。31．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞confused困惑；encouraged鼓勵(lì)；moved感動(dòng)；pleased高興。這使得他感到更加的困惑。根據(jù)下句SoIwentontoexplainthatbehavior可以推測(cè)出答案選A。32．D考查名詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。名詞competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；argument爭(zhēng)論；struggle斗爭(zhēng)；interaction相互影響。這里指日常生活中與別人之間的互相影響。故選D。33．B考查名詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。名詞impression印象；expression表達(dá)；appearance外貌；attitude態(tài)度。這里指這是你是誰的一種表達(dá)。故選B。34．C考查名詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解；名詞.lessons課，教訓(xùn)；skills技巧；manners禮貌；examples例子。我所要說的是教你的孩子禮儀來自于潛在的一課。故選C。37．C考查形容詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。形容詞minor小的；formal正式的；basic基本的；casual隨意的。這里指教你的孩子基本的禮儀。故選C。38．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞pleasing取悅；Introducing介紹；enjoying喜歡；amusing消遣。introduceoneself自我介紹。當(dāng)他們?nèi)ツ橙说募依锏臅r(shí)候會(huì)自我介紹。故選B。39．C考查介詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。介詞with用；on關(guān)于；For為了；at在。根據(jù)后句foranygirl,whethertheyaretheirgirlfriendsornot.可知這里用介詞for。為任何重要的（人）開門。故選C。40．D考查名詞辨析以及對(duì)語境的理解。動(dòng)詞consider 考慮；confirm確認(rèn)；predict 預(yù)測(cè)；remember記得。要記得十幾歲有禮貌的男孩長(zhǎng)大了就會(huì)成為尊重他人的男人。故選D。三、閱讀理解22.Onereactiontoalltheconcernabouttropicaldeforestationisablankstarethatasksthequestion,"SinceIdon'tlivethere,whatdoesithavetodowithme?"

Theansweristhatyourwayoflife,whereveryouliveintheworld,istiedtothetropicsinmanyways.Ifyouliveinahouse,washyourhair,eatfruitsandvegetables,drinksoda,ordriveacar,youcanbecertainthatyouareaffectedbythelossoftropicalforests.

Biologically,wearelosingtherichestregionsonearthwhen,eachminute,apieceoftropicalforest,thesizeoftencityblocks,disappears.Asmanyasfivemillionspeciesofplants,animals,andinsects(40to50percentofalllivingthings)livethere,andarebeinglostfasterthantheycanbefoundanddescribed.Theirlossisimmeasurable.

Takerubberforexample.Formanyuses,onlynaturalrubberfromtreeswilldo.Syntheticsarenotgoodenough.Todayoverhalftheworld'scommercialrubberisproducedinMalaysiaandIndonesia,whiletheAmazon'srubberindustryproducesmuchoftheworld'sfourmilliontons.Andrubberisanimportantmaterialinmakinggloves,balloons,footwearandmanysportinggoods.Thousandsofothertropicalplantsarevaluablefortheirindustrialuse.

Manyscientistsstronglybelievethatdeforestationcontributestothegreenhouseeffect--orheatingoftheearthfromincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Aswedestroyforests,welosetheirabilitytochangecarbondioxideintooxygen.

Carbondioxidelevelscoulddoublewithinthenexthalf-century,warmingtheearthbyasmuchas4.5degrees.Theresult?Apartialmelt-downofpolaricecaps,raisingsealevelsasmuchas24feet;even15feetcouldthreatenanyonelivingwithin35milesofthecoast.Unbelievable?Maybe.Butscientistswarnthatbythetimewerealisethesevereeffectsoftropicaldeforestation,itwillbe20yearstoolate.

Cantropicaldeforestationaffectoureverydaylives?Now,youshouldhavegottheanswer.41.Theunderlinedword"synthetics"probablymeans

.

A.naturalrubber

B.tropicalmaterials

C.man-madematerial

D.commercialrubber42.Inthelastparagraphtheauthortriesto

A.tellpeoplehowtoavoidthetropicaldeforestation

B.persuadepeopletobuysomethingsynthetic

C.showushowimportantitistoprotectthetropicalforests

D.letpeoplerealisetheeffectoftropicaldeforestation43.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theforestsarelosingtheirfunctioninturningcarbondioxideintooxygen.[學(xué)*

B.Manyofourdailyusesarerelatedtothetropicalforests.

C.Tropicalplantscanbeusedtomakeindustrialproducts.

D.Highcarbondioxidelevelswillmaketheearthwarmer.44.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthetropicaldeforestationis

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A.puzzling

B.cold

C.supporting

D.opposed45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TropicalForests

B.thevalueofTropicalForests

C.TropicalForestsandOurLife

D.TheGreenhouseEffectsW參考答案：41-45CCADC略23.WhenJulioDiazsteppedoffthesubwayafterworkonenight,hewassimplyplanningtogotohisfavoritelocaldinerforameal.Butwhenateenageboyapproachedhimwithaknife,Diazknewtheeveningwasabouttotakeamoredramaticturn.TheyoungmandemandedDiaz’swallet,andDiazpasseditoverwithoutobjection.Butjustastheboyturnedtowalkaway,Diazcalled,“Hey,waitaminute.Youforgotsomething.”Theyoungmanturnedaround,surprised.“Ifyou’regoingtorobpeoplefortherestofth